Chet Baker vs. Miles Davis

“For trumpet playing I'd say Clifford Brown>Miles Davis>Lee Morgan>Freddie Hubbard>Dizzy Gillespie and then Chet Baker.”

@jond 

I would also add Chris Botti in this conversation…Botti's passion for the trumpet was ignited when he heard Davis play "My Funny Valentine" at age 12. I enjoy Botti’s work just as much as other guys on your list. 

At this point, prefer MD but I never found the muted trumpet appealing as he.

Chet's voice is a vibe!!

learned a lot from this thread ... thanks OP!!

Relatively new to Jazz ...

Good to read so many reasons...

If I had never listened to jazz and you played me 3 LPs from each, I would have to pick Chet over Miles, by a large margin. 

Chet's phrasing and selections are so much more approachable than Miles', at least to me.

@macg19 agreed such a tragedy and @lalitk I'll have to listen to some Chris Botti it's been quite a while for me thanks for the reminder.